MagazineWINDLASS JIP - a better grip on high windage vessels
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
Container ships, cruise vessels and LNG carriers feature increasingly large windage and have to navigate into ports through waterways and locks, and ...
joint industry project
PaperMulti-objective Optimization of a Tanker Afterbody using PARNASSOS
12th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS 2009), Cortona, Italy
4 Oct 2009
For Resistance and Propulsion, significant improvements were made in the quality of resistance and wave making computations and in the computation ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionresearch and developmenthull form optimisationsimulationsresearch
PaperManoeuvring criteria - more than IMO A751 requirements alone!
International Conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Manoeuvrability (MARSIM’03), Kanazawa, Japan
1 Aug 2003
In 1993, IMO resolution A751(18) was accepted. Since 1993, ship designs focussed on complying with these standards. For the Netherlands, MARIN ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmanoeuvringinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shipping
MagazineConcept verification model tests for Friede & Goldman’s BargeRack system
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
The offshore wind industry is growing rapidly with an ever-increasing need for efficient, reliable, safe, and scalable installation solutions to ...
offshore windmarin report magazine
PaperAn Exploratory Study on the Working Principles of Energy Saving Devices (ESDS) - PIV, CFD investigations and ESD design guidelines
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2012), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has recently started a Joint Industry Project (JIP) called ESD-JILI, investigating the working ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testinghull form optimisationpropulsionsimulations
MagazineChallenge of the shallows
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
In decreasing water depths, resistance and propulsion characteristics change significantly, as do a ship's steering and manoeuvring characteristics. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testing
MagazineComputational Fluid Dynamics now applied to offshore structures
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN has applied and developed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for several decades in the field of ship resistance and propulsion but now the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamotionsvortex induced motions (vim)vortex induced vibrations (viv)simulations
MagazineAssessing the aerodynamic performance of Flettner rotors on the MARIN Hybrid Transition Coaster (MHTC)
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
While previously the performance of wind propulsors was essentially obtained from wind tunnel tests or CFD without considering the ship, it is now ...
MagazineSpanish fishing fleet hospital ship put through its paces by MARIN
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
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In 1999, Spanish shipyard S.A. Juliana Constructora Gijonesa, member of the Astilleros Espa–oles group, won an order to build a new hospital ship ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionlife at seapoweringtransport and shippingpropulsionseakeeping performance
MagazineDigital twinning in harsh weather
MARIN Report 127
13 Sep 2019
MARIN is set to carry out the full-scale monitoring and develop the digital twin of a floating wind prototype off the west coast of Ireland. Subject ...
offshore wind
MagazineNew measurement and control systems - the integrated approach
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Demand is growing for increasingly complex model tests, where a ship's hydrodynamic behaviour and its propulsion
capabilities are measured and ...
measurements and controldata sciencemodel testingresearch and developmentresearch
MagazineJoint Industry Projects - collaboration is the key
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Joint Industry Projects, commonly known as JIPs, are growing in popularity in the hydrodynamic field. And as Henk Valkhof, Senior Consultant ...
MagazineNew Zero Emissions Lab for pioneering research
MARIN Report 125
15 Dec 2018
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MARIN has developed a research and configuration test environment: the Zero Emission Lab (ZEL). Our competences of hydrodynamics will be united with ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionrenewablesemissioninland shippingenergy saving
MagazineDesign development always high on CRS agenda
MARIN Report 84
1 Nov 2004
Reading time 6 minutes
Where the majority of CRS research projects are devoted to very specific hydrodynamic topics, such as seakeeping, propulsion and manoeuvring ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmodel testingmonitoringresearch and developmentfull scalesimulationsresearch
MagazineISO 15016:2025 Improved standard for speed/power trials
MARIN Report 144
30 Jun 2025
Following a four-year revision, the IMO MEPC83 accepted ISO 15016:2025 as the new standard for EEDI speed/power trials in April 2025. This ...
trials and monitoringinfrastructure